Measuring labor cost for productivity comparison
This paper presents measures of labor cost applicable when the wage and marginal product are not equal by period. The user cost of labor, an alternative to the wage, is the price of hiring the services of the worker per unit time. This user cost is dependent on the sequence of wages earned by a worker over a career, interest rates, and career length or eventual tenure. For the United States, 1963–1978, labor compensation shares based on the wage exceed those for the user cost. After 1978, the reverse obtains. The contribution of labor, and measured productivity performance is sensitive to the price of labor services. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1989
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1989
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Authors: | Chinloy, Peter |
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Journal of Productivity Analysis. - Springer. - Vol. 1.1989, 1, p. 5-19
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